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Monk can be seen using a big stick to strike a young novice of maybe 12 or 13 years of age

An appeal to trace the monk has been made

Horrific photographs of the boy's wounds have also been released, showing terrible lacderations across his back.

One of the principal Buddhist tenets, clearly forgotten by this vile monk, is 'ahimsa' which means 'not to injure', and this is a primary virtue in the faith.

It is unclear where the clip was filmed but the dialect is thought to be from the North of Thailand.

In most Buddhist countries it is normal for men and boys to spend some time in a temple as a novice monk before carrying on with normal life.

These are the boy's horrific injuries

When the parents entrust the boys or young men to the monks for a period of up to a year they expect the monks to teach the child the principal Buddhist tenets and generally take care of their children.